Global Warming Threatens 'Nemo' Fish

Bristol - Global warming threatens the existence of a clown fish. As a result of this warming, the fish that inspired the movie Finding Nemo was not able to detect predators.

Scientists from the University of Bristol found, baby orange clown fish started to lose the ability to detect 'interference' underwater predators made ​​when carbon dioxide is pumped into the tank until it reaches a certain concentration point.

The high concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere make the high seas to rise and affect the sensitive hearing of fish. Marine fish will be deaf by 2050 if sea acids from global warming to reach the threshold.

"Effects of global warming is very damaging," said study author Steve Simpson.

To that end, Simpson test. As a result, fish that entered the appropriate environment is able to detect predators and fish fed excess carbon dioxide showed no response.

"Fish live in a world rich acoustics. If they sense acid affected, the impact will be very broad, ranging from avoiding predators to choose a partner, "he explained.